Reviews tagging 'Violence'

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

41 reviews

sielke's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Classism

chriissy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Quick and fun read! The audiobook is well narrated. Love that it has mystery twists and thrills WITHOUT gore or too much heaviness. Loved guessing what was going on and felt the different timelines all served a purpose.  Definitely recommend  this one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Violence, and Car accident

formerenglishmajor's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Cancer, Death, and Violence

kaydonaldson's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

kelisabeth's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

kimreadz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I liked this book, but it did get off to a slow start. I might have DNF'd it had it not been for a book club. I liked the characters, even though they weren't really good people. There were twists that I didn't anticipate, and things that I guess wrong about.

SpoilerI didn't see the Mr. Smith is George thing coming. I thought Ryan was Mr. Smith.

. I also wonder about the future.

SpoilerSince Evie and Ryan are both 'shady' and they know it, how much do they really trust each other? Does Ryan know about Evie's Miss Smith operation?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Drug use, Grief, and Death of parent

aruthj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Quite literally obsessed with this book. I loved it from start to finish. The ending makes me want to read it again and try to pick out little details that may have hinted at the twist. I cannot recommend this book enough

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

audreylj's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

mz_cherry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A little more complexity and tricks and a bigger reveal would have been nice. But still very well written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping and Death of parent

karen_vandyne's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is a super fun, fast paced who dunnit. Kept me guessing almost till the end. 

If you like twisty cloak and dagger stories, this one is for you 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury